What are the Covid-19 rules around the UK?
when meeting people outside your household.
■ Wales – Two households can join together to form an extended household. This means all the people living in these two separate households will become part of one extended household for the purposes of the coronavirus restrictions. Members of two separate extended households (and any carers) are allowed to meet outdoors only while observing social distancing. From today, up to 30 people can meet outdoors, and children under 11 do not need to socially distance.
■ England – Two households can meet anywhere and groups of up to six people from different households can meet outdoors. Household mixing was banned from Friday, July 31, for those in Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire and also Leicester.
■ Scotland – Since July 10, limited indoor gatherings have been permitted. A maximum of eight people, from up to three different households, can meet indoors.
■ Northern Ireland – Since July 24, up to 10 people, from four households can meet indoors in private homes. Up to 30 people can meet up outdoors.
■ Wales – Non-essential shops since June 22. Pubs, restaurants and cafés outdoors from July 13 and indoors from today.
■ England – Non-essential shops open since June 15. Pubs and restaurants from July 4 with table service indoors.
■ Scotland – Non-essential shops open since June 29 (indoor shopping centres on July 13). Pubs outdoors open from July 6 and indoor hospitality from July 15.
■ Northern Ireland – Non-essential shops since June 8. Pubs from July 3, alcohol to be sold with food indoors.
■ Wales – Outdoor sports from June 22. Swimming pools, gyms, leisure centres and children’s indoor play areas will be able to reopen from next Monday, August
10.
■ England – Outdoor sports from May 10 in small groups. Indoor gyms, pools and leisure centres from July 25. Planned re-opening of bowling alleys, ice rinks, indoor live performances and piloting of sports audiences on August 1 postponed for at least a fortnight.
■ Scotland – Outdoor sports from June 29. Indoor sports facilities closed until “phase 3”.
■ Northern Ireland – Outdoor sports from June 8. Indoor gyms to open from July 10. Swimming pools to reopen from July 24. Other indoor sports courts to open from August 7.
■ Wales – All year groups, a proportion of pupils at time, from June
29. Schools will fully reopen from September 1.
■ England – Primary and secondary schools to reopen with full attendance in September.
■ Scotland – To open from August 11, at the start of the new school year.
■ Northern Ireland – Pupils in years 7, 12 and 14 to return part-time on August 24.
SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND PUBS
SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES
SCHOOLS
HOLIDAYS AND TRAVEL
■ UK-wide – From June 8, 14-day quarantine for travellers from outside a list of exempt countries. Wales and England share a list, while Scotland and Northern Ireland decide for themselves.
■ Wales – Self-contained holiday accommodation re-opened on July
11. Tourist accommodation with shared facilities including camping and caravan sites reopened on July
25.
■ England – From July 4, people may only stay overnight in groups of up to two households in holiday accommodation.
■ Scotland – All holiday accommodation re-opened on July 15. On Friday, July 31, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon advised against travel from Scotland to parts of northern England affected by higher rates of Covid-19 transmission.
■ Northern Ireland – Campsites and caravans from June 26. Hotels from July 25.